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Congratulations on the purchase of your ECHO POWER WASHER!
Your ECHO POWER WASHER is a power tool in every sense of the word that may be used outside your house
and in. It is one of the finest most powerful home-use power washers in the marketplace today.
Please familiarize yourself with the following assembly, operating and safety information. Read this manual
before using the power washer. Failure to follow these instructions could cause personal injury, property
damage, or both. Save this manual for other users to read prior to using the power washer.
If you have any questions about or problems with your power washer please call our toll-free number 1-800-
673-1558 and talk with our Consumer Support Team. We are available to talk with you Monday through Fri-
day from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). We can help you with questions regarding opera-
tion, warranty, replacement or optional parts, or e-mail us at [email protected] .
• To avoid personal injury and/or damage to
property and to maximize your power washing
experience, carefully follow all of the safety
tips, instructions, warnings and safeguards and
become familiar with all of the controls. Be sure
you know how to quickly bleed off the pressure
from all parts of your power washer, and how to
turn off the power washer .
• This power washer conforms to CSA US and other
safety and consumer standards. Do not modify or
rebuild any part of your power washer.
• Do not use your power washer when you are
under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Use this
power tool carefully and only when you are alert .
• Watch your balance and footing while using
your power washer. Surfaces become slippery
when wet and are extra slippery when using a
detergent or cleaner.
• Never operate the power washer in bare feet,
sandals, or open-toed shoes.
• When using the power washer near children
make sure they are closely supervised by an adult
to avoid injury. Never let a child use the power
washer.
• Keep fingers, hands, feet and any part of your
body clear of the stream of high pressure water.
The powerful spray can cause blindness or blast
holes in the skin. It can break a window if you are
too close when you pull the trigger on the spray
gun .
• Always wear eye protection to prevent injury to
eyes when operating the power washer.
• To avoid mishaps or injury, always use the trigger
safety lock when not using the power washer
even if the spraying stops for a moment.
• The power washer is equipped with a Ground
Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) which greatly
reduces the chance of electric shock while the
unit is in use.
• Point the spray gun in a safe direction when
beginning a power washing session.
• When first using the spray gun, hold the spray
gun and lance with two hands when pulling the
trigger until you get used to the “kick back” from
the spray gun (one hand to pull the trigger and
the other to stabilize the gun assembly).
• When you press the power switch to turn off the
power washer, water pressure may remain in the
system. To discharge the pressure, point the spray
gun in a safe direction and pull the trigger.
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